Book News

The Brandywine Valley Association and Red Clay Valley Association, in partnership with Baldwin’s Book Barn, is seeking inquisitive 3- to 5-year-olds to participate in a story time and outdoor adventure club at the Myrick Conservation Center. Potter the Otter will read from a book provided by Baldwin’s Book Barn. Then pull on your boots as the story unfolds into a real-life, outdoor adventure. Programs run the third Thursday of every month, 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17. Space is limited. Register by the Wednesday before each class by visiting www.brandywinewatershed.org or call 610-793-1090 for more information. Adult participation is optional. A snack will be provided. Dress for the weather and don’t forget your boots.

Each session costs $6 per child for BVA-RCVA members and $8 for nonmembers.

Need to refresh your own book adventures? Participate in Baldwin’s Books & Boots Book Swap by bringing in a gently used book to exchange.

The Myrick Conservation Center is located six miles west of West Chester on Route 842. The address is 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road, West Chester.

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The Easttown Library is holding the following book clubs:

First Tuesday of the Month – 1 p.m., Afternoon Book Club

Second Thursday of the Month - 7:15 p.m., Adult Evening Book Club

Fourth Tuesday of the Month – 7 p.m. Mystery Book Club

Fourth Thursday of the Month – 3 p.m. Mystery Book Club

The library is located at 720 First Ave., Berwyn. For information, call 610-644-0138

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The Friends of Newtown Public Library will hold its book sale Feb. 4 – 8 in the Community Room at the library. The donation bins are located in Newtown Square at Ellis Gym, 3819 W. Chester Pike Storage King, 3952 N. Providence Road; and Burlap and Bean, The Shops at Springton Pointe, 204 S. Newtown Street Road. For large donations please contact shabill@verizon.net for drop off or pick up information.

There is always room for volunteers to help sort and pack now and at the sale itself. Contact shabill@verizon.net if you are interested.

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A German Language Playgroup meets the first Friday of each month at Paoli Library, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The group, for ages 5 and under accompanied by an adult, enjoys stories, songs and sing-alongs—all in German. Please register by email: Beverly Michaels at bmichaels@ccls.org. For more information, call the library at 610-296-7996.

The Mystery Book Club meets at Paoli Library on the first Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. Participants are asked to read a book on the theme and join the group in discussion. Suggested authors: Janet Evanovich, Alexander McCall Smith, Alan Orloff, Donna Andrews, Spencer Quinn.

The Art Book Club meets bi-monthly on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. for discussions of books that feature fine art as a major character. The full schedule, book descriptions, sign up information, and other details can be found at tredyffrinlibraries.org/bookgroups.asp. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the group begins its 2014 series with “The Forger’s Spell” by Edward Dolnick.

The library is located at 18 Darby Road. For information, visit tredyffrinlibraries.org or call 610-296-7996.

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The Parkesburg Library holds a variety of activities:

Adult Book Discussion – first Monday of each month, 7-7:45 p.m.

Poetry Group -- Read and discuss poetry. Meets Feb. 1 and April 5 at 10 a.m. in Westminster Place Community Room, 320 W. 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Call 610-400-7293 for more info.

American Girl Club - Meets second Friday of the month, 4:30-5:30. New members welcome. No need to bring anything, but if you have dolls of any kind they are welcome. Register at the circulation desk.

The library is located at 105 West St., Parkesburg. Call 610-857-5165

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The Easttown Library will host three informational eBook workshops. Each session will be held at 11 a.m. and each targets a specific device(s); the dates and details are listed below. These sessions are especially useful for people who would like to learn to download free library eBook and eAudiobooks to a mobile device such as an eReader or a tablet.

The Chester County Library System has thousands of free books to download 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through OverDrive. One of the following sessions will offer specific instruction regarding the download process for your device. Registration is required; visit www.easttownlibrary.org to register online.

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m. - OverDrive for Tablets and Smartphones

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m. - OverDrive for Kindle Users

Tuesday, Jan. 28, 11 a.m. - OverDrive for Nook Users

The Eastown Library is located at 720 First Ave., Berwyn.

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The Henrietta Hankin Branch Library will hold a Family Book Bingo on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. to noon. The community is invited to come play Bingo and win books. Everybody goes home with at least one book.

This program is free. Everyone aged 5 or older is invited. Children aged 5 - 9 must be accompanied by someone 16+ years of age. Registration is encouraged so that they can set up enough chairs. Attendance is limited by the capacity of the room.

The Henrietta Hankin Branch Library is located just east of the intersection of Route 401 and 100 at 215 Windgate Drive in West Vincent. For hours or more information, visit our website at www.ccls.org/hankin.

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The Downingtown Library will be holding “Blind Date With A Book” on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6:30-7:30pm. Books will be covered to keep the title of the book hidden and are available at the library now. There will be a board to rate your date and discussions of the books will be held during the blind date night on Feb. 13. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Karen Smith at the library, 610-269-2741.

The library holds two American Girl Clubs each month. The American Girl Book Club is held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays (starting 1/20) of the month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This club is for girls in 3rd-5th grade. The American Girl being discussed this session is Josephina. The first book is “Meet Josephina.” Books should be read and ready to be discussed prior to the meetings. There is one registration per session, with six meetings per session. Space is limited, online at www.downingtownlibrary.org. The American Girl Open Play club is held the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and is for girls in K-2nd grade. Girls are welcome to bring their dolls and accessories and play openly with one another. Some discussion, snacks, and crafts are included in this program. Register online. Questions regarding either club should be directed to Jennifer Hess at the library, 610-269-2741.

The Downingtown Library, located at 330 East Lancaster Avenue in Downingtown.

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The Bayard Taylor Library in Kennett Square holds an evening book group. Book group meets the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the library. For more information or to register, call 610-444-2702 or email Donna at dmurray@ccls.org.

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The Chester County Library, Exton, conducts two book discussion groups.

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the library.

The Evening Book Discussion group meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

For information about either group, call 610-280-2600.

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